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The Imo State government has restated her commitment to health care and welfare of women especially the expectant mothers and children.
Governor Rochas Okorocha made this known during the flagg-off ceremony for the second round of 2017 Maternal New Born and Child Health Week (MNCHW) held at.....

Monkeypox is a rare and infectious disease caused by monkey virus, transmitted from animals to human, with symptoms similar to those of smallpox, although less severe.
The first incident of the disease in Nigeria was reported on September 22 in Bayelsa, and according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), 31.....

…screens indigenes of cancer,gives out eye glasses..
From Nnamdi
Reprieve may have come for persons suffering from Colorectal Cancer in Imo State,South-East Nigeria as a United States of America based Non Governmental Organization( NGO) David Omenukor Foundation(DOF) screens Cancer patients
The foundation which mounted Free Medical Programmes across Owerri.....

Workers at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) in Owerri, the Imo State capital, have faulted Federal Government’s reinstatement of the Chief Medical Director (CMD), Dr. Angela Uwakwem.
The unions, under the aegis of the Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) and Assembly of Health Care Professionals (AHCP), said Dr. Uwakwem should.....

A cross section of stakeholders and non governmental organisations working in the area of health have raised alarm that the rate of infections with the Human Immuno deficiency Virus , HIV, in Imo State was on the high side.
They made this known in a communique signed by over 30.....

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A team of expert paediatric surgeons and specialists at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital has separated 12-monthold ischiopagus (fused together at the lower half of the body) conjoined twin girls, Miracle and Testimony Ayeni. Conjoined twins occur once in 200,000 live births, with six per cent of those.....

Contrary to well acclaimed hygienic practice, a medical expert has warned of the dangers in completely shaving the pubic hair. Dr Arikawe Adeolu, an Abuja-based medical expert, advised that it is safer to trim the hair rather than shaving it off completely. He said that complete shaving of the hair.....

Nigerians suffering from hypertension and other cardiovascular diseases can now heave a sigh of relief as scientists have discovered a locally formulated product, Ganoderma coffee and green tea that can help in the management of high blood pressure, diabetes and arthritis.
The products according to the scientists were carefully.....

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the removal of Chief Executives of five major parastatals in the nation’s health sector.
They include the Director-General of Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, Prof. Abdulsalami Nasidi; Director-General of National Agency for the Control of Aids, Prof. John Idoko; and Chief Executive of Nigerian Institute.....

The Lagos state government on Wednesday approved the development of a Medical Park worth N49 billion to improve healthcare experience and promote medical tourism.
Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, Jide Idris, commissioner for health, said the park would be sited at the former Lagos State School of Nursing.....

The mango season is here, and people are having their fill of the mango fruit. Mango has been known in India since very early times. There are over 1,000 different varieties of mangos. Most of the cultivated varieties have arisen from four main species – Mangifera indica, Mangifera sylvatica, Mangifera.....

Joyful events — the birth of a child, a big win by your team — can trigger a dangerous condition called the “broken heart syndrome”, doctors and researchers reported Thursday.
Takotsubo syndrome, as it is also known, involves the sudden weakening of heart muscles, causing the left ventricle — the.....

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